Update of conformance information to SQL:2003

by Troels Arvin, Simon Riggs, Elein Mustain

Make spelling of SQL standard names uniform.

23 files changed, 188 insertions, 160 deletions

diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/array.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/array.sgml
index 2307ad47fd5..ff8d6be531e 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/array.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/array.sgml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<!-- $PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/array.sgml,v 1.39 2004/11/15 06:32:13 neilc Exp $ -->
+<!-- $PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/array.sgml,v 1.40 2004/11/27 21:27:05 petere Exp $ -->
 
 <sect1 id="arrays">
  <title>Arrays</title>
@@ -63,8 +63,10 @@ CREATE TABLE tictactoe (
  </para>
 
  <para>
-  An alternative, SQL99-standard syntax may be used for one-dimensional arrays.
-  <structfield>pay_by_quarter</structfield> could have been defined as:
+  An alternative syntax, which conforms to the SQL:1999 standard, may
+  be used for one-dimensional arrays.
+  <structfield>pay_by_quarter</structfield> could have been defined
+  as:
 <programlisting>
     pay_by_quarter  integer ARRAY[4],
 </programlisting>
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/datatype.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/datatype.sgml
index 6e01bfd94b1..dd406e12e07 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/datatype.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/datatype.sgml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <!--
-$PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/datatype.sgml,v 1.150 2004/09/20 22:48:25 tgl Exp $
+$PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/datatype.sgml,v 1.151 2004/11/27 21:27:05 petere Exp $
 -->
 
  <chapter id="datatype">
@@ -1744,9 +1744,20 @@ January 8 04:05:06 1999 PST
      </para>
 
      <para>
-      For <type>timestamp [without time zone]</type>, any explicit time
-      zone specified in the input is silently ignored. That is, the
-      resulting date/time value is derived from the explicit date/time
+      The <acronym>SQL</acronym> standard differentiates <type>timestamp without time zone</type> 
+      and <type>timestamp with time zone</type> literals by the existence of a 
+      <quote>+</quote>; or <quote>-</quote>. Hence, according to the standard, 
+      <programlisting>TIMESTAMP '2004-10-19 10:23:54'</programlisting>
+      is a <type>timestamp without time zone</type>, while
+      <programlisting>TIMESTAMP '2004-10-19 10:23:54+02'</programlisting>
+      is a <type>timestamp with time zone</type>.
+      <productname>PostgreSQL</productname> 
+      differs from the standard by requiring that <type>timestamp with time zone</type> 
+      literals be explicitly typed:
+      <programlisting>TIMESTAMP WITH TIME ZONE '2004-10-19 10:23:54+02'</programlisting>
+      If a literal is not explicitly indicated as being of <type>timestamp with time zone</type>,
+      PostgreSQL will silently ignore any time zone indication in the literal.
+      That is, the resulting date/time value is derived from the date/time
       fields in the input value, and is not adjusted for time zone.
      </para>
 
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ddl.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ddl.sgml
index fcae34f4a50..fd18cd2a9ec 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ddl.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ddl.sgml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<!-- $PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ddl.sgml,v 1.32 2004/11/15 06:32:13 neilc Exp $ -->
+<!-- $PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ddl.sgml,v 1.33 2004/11/27 21:27:06 petere Exp $ -->
 
 <chapter id="ddl">
  <title>Data Definition</title>
@@ -1069,7 +1069,7 @@ SELECT name, altitude
    <para>
      In previous versions of <productname>PostgreSQL</productname>, the
      default behavior was not to include child tables in queries. This was
-     found to be error prone and is also in violation of the SQL99
+     found to be error prone and is also in violation of the SQL:1999
      standard. Under the old syntax, to get the sub-tables you append
      <literal>*</literal> to the table name.
      For example
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/errcodes.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/errcodes.sgml
index bc900283f54..1df05a8b6bd 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/errcodes.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/errcodes.sgml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<!-- $PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/errcodes.sgml,v 1.10 2004/11/15 06:32:13 neilc Exp $ -->
+<!-- $PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/errcodes.sgml,v 1.11 2004/11/27 21:27:06 petere Exp $ -->
 
 <appendix id="errcodes-appendix">
  <title><productname>PostgreSQL</productname> Error Codes</title>
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@
 
 <row>
 <entry>Class 02</entry>
-<entry>No Data &mdash; this is also a warning class per SQL99</entry>
+<entry>No Data &mdash; this is also a warning class per SQL:1999</entry>
 </row>
 
 <row>
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/features.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/features.sgml
index bea6aa6f9c8..2e3a4983f1c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/features.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/features.sgml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <!--
-$PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/features.sgml,v 2.22 2003/11/29 19:51:37 pgsql Exp $
+$PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/features.sgml,v 2.23 2004/11/27 21:27:06 petere Exp $
 -->
 
 <appendix id="features">
@@ -7,68 +7,96 @@ $PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/features.sgml,v 2.22 2003/11/29 19:51:37 pgsql E
 
  <para>
   This section attempts to outline to what extent
-  <productname>PostgreSQL</productname> conforms to the SQL standard.
-  Full compliance to the standard or a complete statement about the
-  compliance to the standard is complicated and not particularly
-  useful, so this section can only give an overview.
-  </para>
+  <productname>PostgreSQL</productname> conforms to the current SQL
+  standard.  The following information is not a full statement of
+  conformance, but it presents the main topics in as much detail as is
+  both reasonable and useful for users.
+ </para>
 
  <para>
   The formal name of the SQL standard is ISO/IEC 9075 <quote>Database
   Language SQL</quote>.  A revised version of the standard is released
-  from time to time; the most recent one appearing in 1999.  That
-  version is referred to as ISO/IEC 9075:1999, or informally as SQL99.
-  The version prior to that was SQL92.
-  <productname>PostgreSQL</productname> development tends to aim for
+  from time to time; the most recent one appearing in late 2003.  That
+  version is referred to as ISO/IEC 9075:2003, or simply as SQL:2003.
+  The versions prior to that were SQL:1999 and SQL-92.  Each version
+  replaces the previous one, so claims of conformance to earlier
+  versions have no official merit.
+  <productname>PostgreSQL</productname> development aims for
   conformance with the latest official version of the standard where
   such conformance does not contradict traditional features or common
-  sense.  At the time of this writing, balloting is under way for a
-  new revision of the standard, which, if approved, will eventually
-  become the conformance target for future
-  <productname>PostgreSQL</productname> development.
+  sense.  The PostgreSQL project was not represented in the ISO/IEC
+  9075 Working Group during the preparation of SQL:2003.  Even so,
+  many of the features required by SQL:2003 are already supported,
+  though sometimes with slightly differing syntax or function.
+  Further moves towards conformance may be expected in later releases.
+ </para>
+
+ <para>
+  <acronym>SQL-92</acronym> defined three feature sets for
+  conformance: Entry, Intermediate, and Full.  Most database
+  management systems claiming <acronym>SQL</acronym> standard
+  conformance were conforming at only the Entry level, since the
+  entire set of features in the Intermediate and Full levels was
+  either too voluminous or in conflict with legacy behaviors.
  </para>
 
  <para>
-  <acronym>SQL92</acronym> defined three feature sets for conformance:
-  Entry, Intermediate, and Full. Most database management systems claiming
-  <acronym>SQL</acronym> standard conformance were conforming at only
-  the Entry level, since the entire set of features in the
-  Intermediate and Full levels was either too voluminous or in
-  conflict with legacy behaviors.
+  Starting with <acronym>SQL:1999</acronym>, the SQL standard defines
+  a large set of individual features rather than the ineffectively
+  broad three levels found in <acronym>SQL-92</acronym>.  A large
+  subset of these features represents the <quote>Core</quote>
+  features, which every conforming SQL implementation must supply.
+  The rest of the features are purely optional.  Some optional
+  features are grouped together to form <quote>packages</quote>, which
+  SQL implementations can claim conformance to, thus claiming
+  conformance to particular groups of features.
  </para>
 
  <para>
-  <acronym>SQL99</acronym> defines a large set of individual features
-  rather than the ineffectively broad three levels found in
-  <acronym>SQL92</acronym>.  A large subset of these features
-  represents the <quote>core</quote> features, which every conforming
-  SQL implementation must supply.  The rest of the features are purely
-  optional.  Some optional features are grouped together to form
-  <quote>packages</quote>, which SQL implementations can claim
-  conformance to, thus claiming conformance to particular groups of
-  features.
+  The <acronym>SQL:2003</acronym> standard is also split into a number
+  of parts.  Each is known by a shorthand name.  Note that these parts
+  are not consecutively numbered.
+
+  <itemizedlist>
+   <listitem><para>ISO/IEC 9075-1 Framework (<acronym>SQL/Framework</acronym>)</para></listitem>
+   <listitem><para>ISO/IEC 9075-2 Foundation (<acronym>SQL/Foundation</acronym>)</para></listitem>
+   <listitem><para>ISO/IEC 9075-3 Call Level Interface (<acronym>SQL/CLI</acronym>)</para></listitem>
+   <listitem><para>ISO/IEC 9075-4 Persistent Stored Modules (<acronym>SQL/PSM</acronym>)</para></listitem>
+   <listitem><para>ISO/IEC 9075-9 Management of External Data (<acronym>SQL/MED</acronym>)</para></listitem>
+   <listitem><para>ISO/IEC 9075-10 Object Language Bindings (<acronym>SQL/OLB</acronym>)</para></listitem>
+   <listitem><para>ISO/IEC 9075-11 Information and Definition Schemas (<acronym>SQL/Schemata</acronym>)</para></listitem>
+   <listitem><para>ISO/IEC 9075-13 Routines and Types using the Java Language (<acronym>SQL/JRT</acronym>)</para></listitem>
+   <listitem><para>ISO/IEC 9075-14 XML-related specifications (<acronym>SQL/XML</acronym>)</para></listitem>
+  </itemizedlist>
  </para>
 
  <para>
-  The <acronym>SQL99</acronym> standard is also split into 5 parts:
-  Framework, Foundation, Call Level Interface, Persistent Stored
-  Modules, and Host Language Bindings.
-  <productname>PostgreSQL</productname> only covers parts 1, 2, and 5.
+  <productname>PostgreSQL</productname> covers parts 1, 2, and 11.
   Part 3 is similar to the ODBC interface, and part 4 is similar to
   the <application>PL/pgSQL</application> programming language, but
-  exact conformance is not specifically intended in either case.
+  exact conformance is not specifically intended or verified in either
+  case.
+ </para>
+
+ <para>
+  PostgreSQL supports most of the major features of SQL:2003.  Out of
+  164 mandatory features required for full Core conformance,
+  PostgreSQL conforms to at least 150.  In addition, there is a long
+  list of supported optional features.  It may be worth noting that at
+  the time of writing, no current version of any database management
+  system claims full conformance to Core SQL:2003.
  </para>
 
  <para>
   In the following two sections, we provide a list of those features
   that <productname>PostgreSQL</productname> supports, followed by a
-  list of the features defined in SQL99 which are not yet supported in
-  <productname>PostgreSQL</productname>.  Both of these lists are
-  approximate: There may be minor details that are nonconforming for a
-  feature that is listed as supported, and large parts of an
-  unsupported feature may in fact be implemented.  The main body of
-  the documentation always contains the most accurate information
-  about what does and does not work.
+  list of the features defined in <acronym>SQL:2003</acronym> which
+  are not yet supported in <productname>PostgreSQL</productname>.
+  Both of these lists are approximate: There may be minor details that
+  are nonconforming for a feature that is listed as supported, and
+  large parts of an unsupported feature may in fact be implemented.
+  The main body of the documentation always contains the most accurate
+  information about what does and does not work.
  </para>
 
  <note>
@@ -79,7 +107,7 @@ $PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/features.sgml,v 2.22 2003/11/29 19:51:37 pgsql E
   </para>
  </note>
 
-  <sect1 id="features-sql99">
+  <sect1 id="features-sql-standard">
    <title>Supported Features</title>
 
    <para>
@@ -101,11 +129,11 @@ $PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/features.sgml,v 2.22 2003/11/29 19:51:37 pgsql E
    </para>
   </sect1>
 
-  <sect1 id="unsupported-features-sql99">
+  <sect1 id="unsupported-features-sql-standard">
    <title>Unsupported Features</title>
 
    <para>
-    The following features defined in <acronym>SQL99</acronym> are not
+    The following features defined in <acronym>SQL:2003</acronym> are not
     implemented in this release of
     <productname>PostgreSQL</productname>. In a few cases, equivalent
     functionality is available.
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/func.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/func.sgml
index 2549c516db9..111000086d8 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/func.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/func.sgml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <!--
-$PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/func.sgml,v 1.223 2004/11/15 06:32:13 neilc Exp $
+$PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/func.sgml,v 1.224 2004/11/27 21:27:06 petere Exp $
 PostgreSQL documentation
 -->
 
@@ -2479,16 +2479,15 @@ cast(-44 as bit(12))           <lineannotation>111111010100</lineannotation>
   </indexterm>
 
    <para>
-    There are three separate approaches to pattern matching provided by
-    <productname>PostgreSQL</productname>:  the traditional
-    <acronym>SQL</acronym> 
-    <function>LIKE</function> operator, the more recent
-    <acronym>SQL99</acronym> 
-    <function>SIMILAR TO</function> operator, and
-    <acronym>POSIX</acronym>-style regular expressions.
+    There are three separate approaches to pattern matching provided
+    by <productname>PostgreSQL</productname>: the traditional
+    <acronym>SQL</acronym> <function>LIKE</function> operator, the
+    more recent <literal>>SIMILAR TO</literal> operator (since
+    SQL:1999), and <acronym>POSIX</acronym>-style regular expressions.
     Additionally, a pattern matching function,
     <function>substring</function>, is available, using either
-    <acronym>SQL99</acronym>-style or POSIX-style regular expressions.
+    <literal>SIMILAR TO</literal>-style or POSIX-style regular
+    expressions.
    </para>
 
    <tip>
@@ -2595,11 +2594,10 @@ cast(-44 as bit(12))           <lineannotation>111111010100</lineannotation>
   </sect2>
 
 
-  <sect2 id="functions-sql99-regexp">
-   <title><function>SIMILAR TO</function> and <acronym>SQL99</acronym>
-     Regular Expressions</title>
+  <sect2 id="functions-similarto-regexp">
+   <title><function>SIMILAR TO</function> Regular Expressions</title>
 
-   <indexterm zone="functions-sql99-regexp">
+   <indexterm zone="functions-similarto-regexp">
     <primary>regular expression</primary>
     <!-- <seealso>pattern matching</seealso> breaks index build -->
    </indexterm>
@@ -2618,14 +2616,13 @@ cast(-44 as bit(12))           <lineannotation>111111010100</lineannotation>
 </synopsis>
 
     <para>
-     The <function>SIMILAR TO</function> operator returns true or false
-     depending on whether its pattern matches the given string.  It is
-     much like <function>LIKE</function>, except that it interprets the
-     pattern using <acronym>SQL99</acronym>'s definition of a regular
-     expression.
-     <acronym>SQL99</acronym>'s regular expressions are a curious cross
-     between <function>LIKE</function> notation and common regular expression
-     notation.
+     The <function>SIMILAR TO</function> operator returns true or
+     false depending on whether its pattern matches the given string.
+     It is much like <function>LIKE</function>, except that it
+     interprets the pattern using the SQL standard's definition of a
+     regular expression.  SQL regular expressions are a curious cross
+     between <function>LIKE</function> notation and common regular
+     expression notation.
     </para>
 
     <para>
@@ -2704,7 +2701,7 @@ cast(-44 as bit(12))           <lineannotation>111111010100</lineannotation>
      <function>substring(<parameter>string</parameter> from
      <replaceable>pattern</replaceable> for
      <replaceable>escape-character</replaceable>)</function>, provides
-     extraction of a substring that matches a <acronym>SQL99</acronym>
+     extraction of a substring that matches an SQL
      regular expression pattern.  As with <literal>SIMILAR TO</>, the
      specified pattern must match to the entire data string, else the
      function fails and returns null.  To indicate the part of the
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/information_schema.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/information_schema.sgml
index 4a2e8f581c5..b617d014e9a 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/information_schema.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/information_schema.sgml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<!-- $PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/information_schema.sgml,v 1.18 2004/11/15 06:32:13 neilc Exp $ -->
+<!-- $PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/information_schema.sgml,v 1.19 2004/11/27 21:27:06 petere Exp $ -->
 
 <chapter id="information-schema">
  <title>The Information Schema</title>
@@ -3267,7 +3267,7 @@ ORDER BY c.ordinal_position;
       <entry>
        The year the standard referenced in
        <literal>sql_language_source</literal> was approved; currently
-       <literal>1999</>
+       <literal>2003</>
       </entry>
      </row>
 
@@ -3276,7 +3276,7 @@ ORDER BY c.ordinal_position;
       <entry><type>character_data</type></entry>
       <entry>
        The standard conformance level for the language binding.  For
-       ISO 9075:1999 this is always <literal>CORE</literal>.
+       ISO 9075:2003 this is always <literal>CORE</literal>.
       </entry>
      </row>
 
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/intro.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/intro.sgml
index 2687fdb0787..ec0e4398da6 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/intro.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/intro.sgml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <!--
-$PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/intro.sgml,v 1.25 2004/08/08 01:52:14 momjian Exp $
+$PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/intro.sgml,v 1.26 2004/11/27 21:27:06 petere Exp $
 -->
 
 <preface id="preface">
@@ -98,8 +98,8 @@ $PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/intro.sgml,v 1.25 2004/08/08 01:52:14 momjian Ex
 
   <para>
    <productname>PostgreSQL</productname> is an open-source descendant
-   of this original Berkeley code.  It supports SQL92, SQL99 and
-   SQL2003 and offers many modern features:
+   of this original Berkeley code.  It supports a large part of the SQL:2003
+   standard and offers many modern features:
 
    <itemizedlist spacing="compact">
     <listitem>
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/keywords.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/keywords.sgml
index 7fdadaddad8..8991140717b 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/keywords.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/keywords.sgml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<!-- $PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/keywords.sgml,v 2.14 2004/10/18 17:09:03 petere Exp $ -->
+<!-- $PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/keywords.sgml,v 2.15 2004/11/27 21:27:06 petere Exp $ -->
 
 <appendix id="sql-keywords-appendix">
  <title><acronym>SQL</acronym> Key Words</title>
@@ -86,9 +86,9 @@
    <row>
     <entry>Key Word</entry>
     <entry><productname>PostgreSQL</productname></entry>
-    <entry><acronym>SQL</acronym> 2003</entry>
-    <entry><acronym>SQL</acronym> 1999</entry>
-    <entry><acronym>SQL</acronym> 1992</entry>
+    <entry>SQL:2003</entry>
+    <entry>SQL:1999</entry>
+    <entry>SQL-92</entry>
    </row>
   </thead>
 
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/alter_domain.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/alter_domain.sgml
index 7ecee65021c..7d5f050196e 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/alter_domain.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/alter_domain.sgml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <!--
-$PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/alter_domain.sgml,v 1.12 2004/03/23 13:21:41 neilc Exp $
+$PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/alter_domain.sgml,v 1.13 2004/11/27 21:27:07 petere Exp $
 PostgreSQL documentation
 -->
 
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ ALTER DOMAIN zipcode DROP CONSTRAINT zipchk;
   <title>Compatibility</title>
     
   <para>
-   The <command>ALTER DOMAIN</command> statement is compatible with SQL99,
+   The <command>ALTER DOMAIN</command> statement is compatible with SQL:1999,
    except for the <literal>OWNER</> variant, which is a
    <productname>PostgreSQL</productname> extension.
   </para>
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/alter_sequence.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/alter_sequence.sgml
index 8337e279075..a96b1d722af 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/alter_sequence.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/alter_sequence.sgml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <!--
-$PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/alter_sequence.sgml,v 1.8 2004/08/24 00:06:51 neilc Exp $
+$PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/alter_sequence.sgml,v 1.9 2004/11/27 21:27:07 petere Exp $
 PostgreSQL documentation
 -->
 
@@ -190,22 +190,11 @@ ALTER SEQUENCE serial RESTART WITH 105;
 
 
  <refsect1>
-  <title>
-   Compatibility
-  </title>
+  <title>Compatibility</title>
 
-  <refsect2>
-   <title>
-    SQL99
-   </title>
-
-   <para>
-    <command>ALTER SEQUENCE</command> is a <productname>PostgreSQL</productname>
-    language extension.
-    There is no <command>ALTER SEQUENCE</command> statement
-    in <acronym>SQL99</acronym>.
-   </para>
-  </refsect2>
+  <para>
+   <command>ALTER SEQUENCE</command> conforms with <acronym>SQL:2003</acronym>.
+  </para>
  </refsect1>
 </refentry>
 
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/create_cast.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/create_cast.sgml
index 1687d6bb7f2..c36f12675bd 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/create_cast.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/create_cast.sgml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<!-- $PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/create_cast.sgml,v 1.18 2004/09/17 02:06:33 neilc Exp $ -->
+<!-- $PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/create_cast.sgml,v 1.19 2004/11/27 21:27:07 petere Exp $ -->
 
 <refentry id="SQL-CREATECAST">
  <refmeta>
@@ -298,8 +298,8 @@ CREATE CAST (text AS int4) WITH FUNCTION int4(text);
   <title>Compatibility</title>
 
   <para>
-   The <command>CREATE CAST</command> command conforms to SQL99,
-   except that SQL99 does not make provisions for binary-compatible
+   The <command>CREATE CAST</command> command conforms to SQL:1999,
+   except that SQL:1999 does not make provisions for binary-compatible
    types or extra arguments to implementation functions.
    <literal>AS IMPLICIT</> is a <productname>PostgreSQL</productname> 
    extension, too.
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/create_function.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/create_function.sgml
index a3e266729be..7d8d01f4cd3 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/create_function.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/create_function.sgml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <!--
-$PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/create_function.sgml,v 1.62 2004/10/01 02:00:44 neilc Exp $
+$PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/create_function.sgml,v 1.63 2004/11/27 21:27:07 petere Exp $
 -->
 
 <refentry id="SQL-CREATEFUNCTION">
@@ -419,7 +419,7 @@ CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION increment(i integer) RETURNS integer AS '
   <title>Compatibility</title>
 
   <para>
-   A <command>CREATE FUNCTION</command> command is defined in SQL99.
+   A <command>CREATE FUNCTION</command> command is defined in SQL:1999 and later.
    The <productname>PostgreSQL</productname> version is similar but
    not fully compatible.  The attributes are not portable, neither are the
    different available languages.
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/create_sequence.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/create_sequence.sgml
index d380d32a729..1afaa0ba295 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/create_sequence.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/create_sequence.sgml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <!--
-$PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/create_sequence.sgml,v 1.41 2004/07/12 05:36:56 tgl Exp $
+$PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/create_sequence.sgml,v 1.42 2004/11/27 21:27:07 petere Exp $
 PostgreSQL documentation
 -->
 
@@ -297,10 +297,12 @@ END;
   <title>Compatibility</title>
 
   <para>
-   <command>CREATE SEQUENCE</command> is a
-   <productname>PostgreSQL</productname> language extension.  There is
-   no <command>CREATE SEQUENCE</command> statement in the SQL
-   standard.
+   <command>CREATE SEQUENCE</command> is is specified in <acronym>SQL:2003</acronym>.
+   <productname>PostgreSQL</productname> conforms with the standard, with the following exceptions:
+   <itemizedlist>
+    <listitem><para>The standard's <literal>AS &lt;data type&gt;</literal> expression is not supported.</para></listitem>
+    <listitem><para>Obtaining the next value is done using the <function>nextval()</> function instead of the standard's <command>NEXT VALUE FOR</command> expression.</para></listitem>
+   </itemizedlist>
   </para>
  </refsect1>
 </refentry>
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/create_table.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/create_table.sgml
index 8b18d837c96..68cce936db4 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/create_table.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/create_table.sgml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <!--
-$PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/create_table.sgml,v 1.86 2004/11/05 19:15:51 tgl Exp $
+$PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/create_table.sgml,v 1.87 2004/11/27 21:27:07 petere Exp $
 PostgreSQL documentation
 -->
 
@@ -865,8 +865,8 @@ CREATE TABLE cinemas (
   <title id="SQL-CREATETABLE-compatibility-title">Compatibility</title>
 
   <para>
-   The <command>CREATE TABLE</command> command conforms to SQL92
-   and to a subset of SQL99, with exceptions listed below.
+   The <command>CREATE TABLE</command> command conforms to SQL-92 and
+   to a subset of SQL:1999, with exceptions listed below.
   </para>
 
   <refsect2>
@@ -943,10 +943,11 @@ CREATE TABLE cinemas (
 
    <para>
     Multiple inheritance via the <literal>INHERITS</literal> clause is
-    a <productname>PostgreSQL</productname> language extension.  SQL99
-    (but not SQL92) defines single inheritance using a different
-    syntax and different semantics.  SQL99-style inheritance is not
-    yet supported by <productname>PostgreSQL</productname>.
+    a <productname>PostgreSQL</productname> language extension.
+    SQL:1999 (but not SQL-92) defines single inheritance using a
+    different syntax and different semantics.  SQL:1999-style
+    inheritance is not yet supported by
+    <productname>PostgreSQL</productname>.
    </para>
   </refsect2>
 
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/create_table_as.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/create_table_as.sgml
index 2e0115e87db..8565b13d015 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/create_table_as.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/create_table_as.sgml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <!--
-$PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/create_table_as.sgml,v 1.24 2004/09/23 03:43:57 neilc Exp $
+$PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/create_table_as.sgml,v 1.25 2004/11/27 21:27:07 petere Exp $
 PostgreSQL documentation
 -->
 
@@ -166,9 +166,9 @@ CREATE [ [ GLOBAL | LOCAL ] { TEMPORARY | TEMP } ] TABLE <replaceable>table_name
   <title>Compatibility</title>
 
   <para>
-   <command>CREATE TABLE AS</command> is specified by the SQL2003
+   <command>CREATE TABLE AS</command> is specified by the SQL:2003
    standard. There are some small differences between the definition
-   of the command in SQL2003 and its implementation in
+   of the command in SQL:2003 and its implementation in
    <productname>PostgreSQL</>:
 
    <itemizedlist spacing="compact">
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/create_trigger.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/create_trigger.sgml
index 46b98ca76e5..f712636f49e 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/create_trigger.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/create_trigger.sgml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <!--
-$PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/create_trigger.sgml,v 1.39 2003/12/01 17:58:27 tgl Exp $
+$PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/create_trigger.sgml,v 1.40 2004/11/27 21:27:07 petere Exp $
 PostgreSQL documentation
 -->
 
@@ -208,20 +208,20 @@ CREATE TRIGGER <replaceable class="PARAMETER">name</replaceable> { BEFORE | AFTE
   <para>
    The <command>CREATE TRIGGER</command> statement in
    <productname>PostgreSQL</productname> implements a subset of the
-   SQL99 standard.  (There are no provisions for triggers in SQL92.)
+   SQL:1999 standard.  (There are no provisions for triggers in SQL-92.)
    The following functionality is missing:
 
    <itemizedlist>
     <listitem>
      <para>
-      SQL99 allows triggers to fire on updates to specific columns
+      SQL:1999 allows triggers to fire on updates to specific columns
       (e.g., <literal>AFTER UPDATE OF col1, col2</literal>).
      </para>
     </listitem>
 
     <listitem>
      <para>
-      SQL99 allows you to define aliases for the <quote>old</quote>
+      SQL:1999 allows you to define aliases for the <quote>old</quote>
       and <quote>new</quote> rows or tables for use in the definition
       of the triggered action (e.g., <literal>CREATE TRIGGER ... ON
       tablename REFERENCING OLD ROW AS somename NEW ROW AS othername
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ CREATE TRIGGER <replaceable class="PARAMETER">name</replaceable> { BEFORE | AFTE
     <listitem>
      <para>
       <productname>PostgreSQL</productname> only allows the execution
-      of a user-defined function for the triggered action.  SQL99
+      of a user-defined function for the triggered action.  SQL:1999
       allows the execution of a number of other SQL commands, such as
       <command>CREATE TABLE</command> as triggered action.  This
       limitation is not hard to work around by creating a user-defined
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@ CREATE TRIGGER <replaceable class="PARAMETER">name</replaceable> { BEFORE | AFTE
   </para>
 
   <para>
-   SQL99 specifies that multiple triggers should be fired in
+   SQL:1999 specifies that multiple triggers should be fired in
    time-of-creation order.  <productname>PostgreSQL</productname> uses
    name order, which was judged more convenient to work with.
   </para>
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/create_type.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/create_type.sgml
index b7d1ac64e0a..ef6f93b0f27 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/create_type.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/create_type.sgml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <!--
-$PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/create_type.sgml,v 1.52 2004/06/25 21:55:50 tgl Exp $
+$PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/create_type.sgml,v 1.53 2004/11/27 21:27:07 petere Exp $
 PostgreSQL documentation
 -->
 
@@ -535,7 +535,7 @@ CREATE TABLE big_objs (
   <para>
    This <command>CREATE TYPE</command> command is a
    <productname>PostgreSQL</productname> extension.  There is a
-   <command>CREATE TYPE</command> statement in SQL99 that is rather
+   <command>CREATE TYPE</command> statement in SQL:1999 and later that is rather
    different in detail.
   </para>
  </refsect1>
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/drop_sequence.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/drop_sequence.sgml
index 6d8d4084a22..f519ebedee7 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/drop_sequence.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/drop_sequence.sgml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <!--
-$PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/drop_sequence.sgml,v 1.20 2003/11/29 19:51:38 pgsql Exp $
+$PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/drop_sequence.sgml,v 1.21 2004/11/27 21:27:07 petere Exp $
 PostgreSQL documentation
 -->
 
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ DROP SEQUENCE serial;
   <title>Compatibility</title>
 
   <para>
-   There is no <command>DROP SEQUENCE</command> statement in the SQL standard.
+    <command>DROP SEQUENCE</command> conforms with <acronym>SQL:2003</acronym>.
   </para>
  </refsect1>
 
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/release_savepoint.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/release_savepoint.sgml
index ca31c8dfd8b..2237aa32dfc 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/release_savepoint.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/release_savepoint.sgml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <!--
-$PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/release_savepoint.sgml,v 1.2 2004/08/24 00:06:51 neilc Exp $
+$PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/release_savepoint.sgml,v 1.3 2004/11/27 21:27:07 petere Exp $
 PostgreSQL documentation
 -->
 
@@ -108,11 +108,10 @@ COMMIT;
   <title>Compatibility</title>
   
   <para>
-   The SQL2003 standard specifies that the keyword
-   <literal>SAVEPOINT</literal> is mandatory.
-   <productname>PostgreSQL</productname> allows the
-   <literal>SAVEPOINT</literal> keyword to be omitted. Otherwise, this
-   command is fully conforming.
+   This command conforms to the SQL:2003 standard.  The standard
+   specifies that the key word <literal>SAVEPOINT</literal> is
+   mandatory, but <productname>PostgreSQL</productname> allows it to
+   be omitted.
   </para>
  </refsect1>
 
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/rollback_to.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/rollback_to.sgml
index f96baec3985..0b87dc1a6bb 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/rollback_to.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/rollback_to.sgml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <!--
-$PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/rollback_to.sgml,v 1.4 2004/09/20 00:04:19 neilc Exp $
+$PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/rollback_to.sgml,v 1.5 2004/11/27 21:27:07 petere Exp $
 PostgreSQL documentation
 -->
 
@@ -128,15 +128,14 @@ COMMIT;
   <title>Compatibility</title>
 
   <para>
-   The SQL2003 standard specifies that the keyword
-   <literal>SAVEPOINT</> is mandatory.  <productname>PostgreSQL</> and
-   <productname>Oracle</> allow the <literal>SAVEPOINT</literal>
-   keyword to be omitted.  SQL2003 allows only <literal>WORK</>, not
-   <literal>TRANSACTION</>, as a noise word after
-   <literal>ROLLBACK</>.  Also, SQL2003 has an optional clause
+   The SQL:2003 standard specifies that the key word
+   <literal>SAVEPOINT</> is mandatory, but <productname>PostgreSQL</>
+   and <productname>Oracle</> allow it to be omitted.  SQL:2003 allows
+   only <literal>WORK</>, not <literal>TRANSACTION</>, as a noise word
+   after <literal>ROLLBACK</>.  Also, SQL:2003 has an optional clause
    <literal>AND [ NO ] CHAIN</> which is not currently supported by
-   <productname>PostgreSQL</>.  Otherwise, this command is fully
-   conforming.
+   <productname>PostgreSQL</>.  Otherwise, this command conforms to
+   the SQL standard.
   </para>
  </refsect1>
 
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/select.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/select.sgml
index 5c6206a303e..06dd5594a00 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/select.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/select.sgml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <!--
-$PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/select.sgml,v 1.77 2004/05/16 23:22:08 neilc Exp $
+$PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/select.sgml,v 1.78 2004/11/27 21:27:07 petere Exp $
 PostgreSQL documentation
 -->
 
@@ -1045,7 +1045,7 @@ SELECT distributors.* FROM distributors d, distributors distributors;
    <title>Namespace Available to <literal>GROUP BY</literal> and <literal>ORDER BY</literal></title>
 
    <para>
-    In the SQL92 standard, an <literal>ORDER BY</literal> clause may
+    In the SQL-92 standard, an <literal>ORDER BY</literal> clause may
     only use result column names or numbers, while a <literal>GROUP
     BY</literal> clause may only use expressions based on input column
     names.  <productname>PostgreSQL</productname> extends each of
@@ -1058,11 +1058,11 @@ SELECT distributors.* FROM distributors d, distributors distributors;
    </para>
 
    <para>
-    SQL99 uses a slightly different definition which is not entirely upward
+    SQL:1999 uses a slightly different definition which is not entirely upward
     compatible 
-    with SQL92.  In most cases, however, <productname>PostgreSQL</productname>
+    with SQL-92.  In most cases, however, <productname>PostgreSQL</productname>
     will interpret an <literal>ORDER BY</literal> or <literal>GROUP
-    BY</literal> expression the same way SQL99 does.
+    BY</literal> expression the same way SQL:1999 does.
    </para>
   </refsect2>
 
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/release.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/release.sgml
index 70d7dc3c270..d16aa0693bc 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/release.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/release.sgml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <!--
-$PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/release.sgml,v 1.312 2004/11/22 07:30:22 neilc Exp $
+$PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/release.sgml,v 1.313 2004/11/27 21:27:06 petere Exp $
 -->
 
 <appendix id="release">
@@ -1514,13 +1514,13 @@ $PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/release.sgml,v 1.312 2004/11/22 07:30:22 neilc E
       Change <function>ln()</>, <function>log()</>,
       <function>power()</>, and <function>sqrt()</> to emit the correct
       <literal>SQLSTATE</> error codes for certain error conditions, as
-      specified by SQL2003 (Neil)
+      specified by SQL:2003 (Neil)
      </para>
     </listitem>
 
     <listitem>
      <para>
-      Add <function>width_bucket()</> function as defined by SQL2003 (Neil)
+      Add <function>width_bucket()</> function as defined by SQL:2003 (Neil)
      </para>
     </listitem>
 
@@ -3706,7 +3706,7 @@ DROP SCHEMA information_schema CASCADE;
 
    <itemizedlist>
     <listitem>
-     <para>Make <command>CREATE SEQUENCE</command> grammar more conforming to SQL 2003 (Neil)</para>
+     <para>Make <command>CREATE SEQUENCE</command> grammar more conforming to SQL:2003 (Neil)</para>
     </listitem>
 
     <listitem>
@@ -3781,7 +3781,7 @@ DROP SCHEMA information_schema CASCADE;
     <listitem>
      <para>
       Allow copying table schema using <literal>LIKE
-      <replaceable>subtable</replaceable></literal>, also SQL 2003
+      <replaceable>subtable</replaceable></literal>, also SQL:2003
       feature <literal>INCLUDING DEFAULTS</literal> (Rod)
      </para>
     </listitem>